50 Simple Ways to Make Your Visiting Teaching POP!

50 balloons were hung around Sister Rogers' yard, each one containing a VT idea from below on a piece of paper inside the blown-up balloon.  Sisters were invited to "pop" a balloon and then read aloud what was on their paper.

1 - Smile and go out of your way to say “hi” at church.

2 - Give her a hug.

3 - Remember her birthday and other holidays.

4 - Give her a phone call to just chat.

5 - Send an email.

6  - Show interest in her children.

7 - Show interest in the things that are important to her.

8 - Talk to her about her likes and hobbies.

9 - Attend something she is involved in.

10 - Invite her and her family to your house for dinner or FHE.

11 - Take her to breakfast or lunch.

12 - Take a freezer meal to her.

13 - Go for a walk or jog together.

14 - Help her with yard work (planned or unplanned).

15 - Take out her garbage cans the night before trash pick-up.

16 - Make extra goodies when you bake and take her a plate.

17 - Plan to go grocery shopping on the same day.

18 - Offer to pick something up at the grocery store when you go.

19 - Ask her for advice with something she is good at.

20 - Share your favorite recipes with her.

21 - Support her kids’ activities.

22 - Offer to help her with plants/pets/garbage cans/mail while she is on vacation.

23 - Watch her children while she is running errands.

24 - Offer to take children for her to have an evening out with her husband.

25 - Work on gardening plans together.

26 - Plan a craft day with her and possibly other sisters.

27 - Plan a game night.

28 - Make time to talk to her and get to know her.

29 - Do/learn family history together.

30 - Invite her to join you at the Humanitarian project day.

31 - Share a Mormon Message or other inspiring video with her via email.

32 - Send her a cute Instagram text message.

33 - Grab an extra jar/pkg of a storage item (TP, jam, salsa, etc.) if you see it on sale.

34 - Take her a General Conference goody basket.

35 - Take her some fresh veggies from your garden.

36 - Make sure she has carpooling arranged for the school year.

37 - Sit with her in Relief Society or Weekday activities.

38 - Pray for her and her family.

39 - Take a scripture or thought on a pretty piece of cardstock.

40 - things she tells you in confidence, a secret.

41 - Tell her she is incredible, because she is!

42 - Rave about her behind her back; tell others about her good qualities.

43 - Live in such a way that the Holy Ghost can prompt you.

44 - Remember her on Fast Sunday.

45 - If she’s worried about a messy house, just meet outside and don’t insist you go in.

46 - Offer to help with laundry and ironing.

47 - Arrange a play date with all the sisters you visit for mom and/or kids.  Play is for all ages J

48 - Be a shoulder to cry on.

49 - Work on food storage planning together.

50 - Write your own visiting teacher a note of appreciation.

POPovers Recipe

4 eggs
2/3 c flour
2/3 c milk
1/4-1/8 t salt
4 T Butter (split into 3rds--making 12 pieces)

Preheat oven to 450.  Mix eggs, flour, milk and salt (can do in blender or use a whisk).  Heat the muffin tin until really hot.  Add a small piece of butter in each muffin slot, and put in oven until the butter is melted.  Pour batter equally into muffin tins.  Bake at 450 for 13 mins.  Top with powdered sugar, fruit, jam, etc.

POP! Breakfast

Mini Chocolate Cheesecake

Here is the recipe for the yummy dessert at the Country-side Picnic.

For Crust:
1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
6 tablespoons melted butter
6 tablespoons powdered sugar
6 tablespoons cocoa powder

For Filling:
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese
14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For Glaze:
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

1 pint fresh raspberries (optional)

directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Paper-line or spray with cooking spray 24 large muffin cups (or 60 mini muffin cups). Stir together vanilla wafer crumbs, butter, sugar, and cocoa to make crust. Press 1 heaping tablespoonful of crumbs into bottom of each cup.

Stir together cocoa and meltedbutter. Beat in cream cheese until fluffy; beat in cocoa and butter mixture. Gradually mix in sweetened condensed milk; mix in eggs and vanilla and spoon into cups. Bake 35 minutes or until set. Cool.

Melt chocolate chips with whipping cream and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Spread over cooled cheesecakes and top with a raspberry (if desired). Refrigerate until set.

Country-side Picnic

To celebrate the 170th birthday of the Relief Society, we chose to focus on Uchtdorf's unforgettable talk, Forget me Not.  His talk is so full of wisdom and advice, and what better way to celebrate sisterhood than to remind each sister they are as important, essential, and beautiful as the little forget-me-not flower.  A country-side picnic went perfect with the theme, and the committee had some great ideas to make it a fun evening for all who came.  Each sister left with a little packet of forget-me-not seeds and a cute pair of garden gloves.

The Gifts of Christmas Morningside

This year's theme was taken from a talk by Thomas S. Monson, seen in the Dec 1993 Ensign.

Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. There are hearts to gladden. There are kind words to say. There are gifts to be given. There are deeds to be done. There are souls to be saved. “Go, gladden the lonely, the dreary; Go, comfort the weeping, the weary; Go, scatter kind deeds on your way; Oh, make the world brighter today!”


There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ. It is the time to love the Lord our God with all our heart—and our neighbors as ourselves. It is well to remember that he who gives money gives much, he who gives time gives more, but he who gives of himself gives all. Let this be a description of our Christmas gifts.

 The pre-planing - wrapping presents to be used for decorations. 

RS room set up and ready.

Guest speaker and soloist, Ashley Hoyal. 

Bethany Gibbons 

Heather McSpadden 

Lisa Morris 

Guest guitar duet - Madeline Cleveland and Lexie Pickett. 

 Men's Quartet

Terri Chatterton 

Young Women

Relief Society Morningside

Halloween Party

Some cute costumes from some cute girls...

Reminder: Sept 24th

General Relief Society Broadcast & Dinner


Date:  Saturday, Sept 24th
Time:  5:00 pm Dinner, 6:00 pm Broadcast
Place:  Stake Center


We encourage you to invite your neighbors, the sisters you visit teach, sisters in your auxiliary, etc.

Photos From Wallsburg

Wallsburg and the Clark home provided a most amazing backdrop for the Relief Society late-night event.  Thank you to Kim Miller and her parents for hosting our sisters.  Also, a big thanks to our wonderful and inspired faith walk speakers who invited us to "Reflect".  Last, but certainly not least, we thank the wonderful Relief Society Committee members for their hard work and planning efforts on this and all our weekday activities.

Our theme for the evening, Reflect, was taken from a talk given by President Uchtdorf to the youth.  We are all young at heart, and Uchtdorf gives a powerful message for sisters of all ages.  View the video clip below.

And, here are a few photos taken in Wallsburg: